International COVID-19 Megathread

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https://twitter.com/Laurie_Garrett/status/1220736112450326528

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New coronavirus can cause infections with no symptoms and sicken otherwise healthy people, studies show

One child with the virus did not show any symptoms. Health authorities have said that people with the virus have shown a range of symptoms, from very mild to very severe. But an asymptomatic infection raises the question of whether people have to be showing signs of the disease to pass it to people, a question that experts are rushing to answer.

“Because asymptomatic infection appears possible, controlling the epidemic will also rely on isolating patients, tracing and quarantining contacts as early as possible, educating the public on both food and personal hygiene, and ensuring health care workers comply with infection control,” Dr. Kwok-Yung Yuen from the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, who led the research, said in a statement.

In this case, one has to wonder how effective (not very?) quarantine measures and travel restrictions are likely to be if they let through people that are not showing symptoms. Particularly given that there is also a fairly long incubation period... for any travel restrictions to be effective, it is probably not a safe bet to let people through just because they are not showing symptoms. However, that seems to be what has been happening in airports etc - they screen people, but only checking for fever/symptoms. Which may not be enough.

Already too late then.

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https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canada-s-first-presumptive-positive-case-of-coronavirus-found-in-ontario-1.4783477

BLAME CANADA

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It is here ! We are all going to die !

https://mobile.twitter.com/ORFBreakingNews/status/1221216410338254849

„Chinese flight attendant with suspected Coronavirus in Vienna Hospital.“

Love the hyberpole.

Seriously, why has the WHO done nothing?

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https://twitter.com/CNBCnow/status/1222293526232412160

Time to panic?

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WHO declares global emergency. Probably like a week too f***ing late, but that is always the UN's MO.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51338899

Do something Canada...

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https://twitter.com/JordanJones33/status/1228112543274733568

2 days later...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/world/asia/china-coronavirus.html

Oh my lol.

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https://globalnews.ca/news/6638137/alberta-health-presumptive-case-coronavirus/

NOOOOOOO!!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!

Seriously, thanks China for spending those precious weeks imprisoning journalists rather than doing  all about it.